Austin High School is ending its tradition of crowning a homecoming king and queen after a lesbian couple called the practice discriminatory.
Seniors Cecilia McBride and her girlfriend Story Dornsife were both nominated by their classmates to the homecoming court last week. However, when McBride requested to be considered for king rather than queen so that she could walk with Dornsife if they won, she was told that wasn't allowed.
"They said 'we won't do two queens, we won't do two kings, it has to be a king and a queen,' McBride said. "Because a king has to be male and a queen has to be female, it's impossible for a gay couple to win."
The couple, along with another lesbian couple also nominated, adamantly protested to Principal Amy Taylor who quickly helped develop plans for a more inclusive homecoming court.
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https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-high-school-to-hold-gender-neutral-homecoming/1493626146
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